BY: BRIAN CAPITAO The ideal male form takes us back to ancient Greece when the highest compliment one could receive was being compared to a sculpture. Today, we compare men with impeccable bodies to the supposed Greek god—the proverbial Adonis…
At this college, students hire their professors, ride horses, and study for free
BY: TYLER FYFE A single scar of asphalt runs the length of the basin of the Inyo-White Mountains in the isolated desert of Eastern California. This is the only road in or out and located thirty miles from the nearest…
Nature’s most beautiful skating rink is also dangerously flammable (Photos)
BY: SINEAD MULHERN The glassy ice surfaces of Banff National Park’s small lakes are a vision. Peer down at the solid dark mass stretched out in front of you and take in a scene that may look like hundreds of…
This 21-year-old pro baseball player is a millionaire who lives out of a VW camper van
BY: ZOE MELNYK After receiving a $2 million signing bonus with the Toronto Blue Jays, Daniel Norris decided to hit the road with his new dream car—a 1978 Volkswagen Westfalia camper van—which incidentally, is also his new dream home. 21-year-old…
Disturbing quotes revealed from the real American Sniper, Chris Kyle
BY: KHADIJA KHAN American Sniper is proving to be brilliant propaganda that reveres American military aggression while conveying Hollywood’s most racist depiction of Arabs that is effectively legitimizing America’s constant bombing crusades across the Middle East. Where Clint Eastwood misses…
This water filtration straw allows you to drink the world’s dirtiest water like a juice box (Video)
BY: KHADIJA KHAN Imagine sipping dirty water filled with feces, bacteria, disease and dead insects but instead tasting pure, clean, filtered water. Instant filtration is impossible, right? Now the LifeStraw by Vestergaard is rapidly changing the way we think about water…
Gold Plated Poop, Piss Christ and 8 modern art pieces will make you question “art”
1: Piss Christ In 1987, Andres Serrano photographed a small crucifix submerged in a glass of the artist’s piss. This piece was the winner of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts “Awards in Visual Arts” Competition. He stated that although…
How limiting yourself actually helps your creativity (Video)
BY: DANIEL KORN Write something right now. It can be anything you want – prose, poetry, script, diary. It can be on any topic. No word limit. Take however long you need. So, what did you write? Probably nothing, right?…
Why Canada just legalized assisted suicide
BY: TYLER FYFE The Supreme Court of Canada lifted the criminal ban on doctor-assisted suicide today granting previously barred rights to those suffering the “irremediable” pain of a terminal illness. This comes at the realization that subjecting citizens to laws…
These unconventional Valentine’s Day cards are painfully accurate
Have you had enough of the typical Hallmark-style Valentine’s day card? For unconventional romantics with a sense of humor here are some creative cards that may just be a little too honest: Image Source: http://imgur.com/gallery/VzXLf
This fork makes vegetables taste like chocolate
BY: AYA TSINTZIRAS Have your cake and smell it too. A Montreal company has invented a fork that allows you to smell a flavour on top of what you are eating. The AROMAFORK is part of the molecular gastronomy trend,…
These beautiful photos show newborn babies less than 20 seconds old
BY: CHRISTIAN BERTHELOT Sweat and suspense are words that accurately describe the moments spent in a delivery room. The first time that Christian Berthelot experienced a caesarean birth, the planned birth went awry and an emergency C-section was performed as…
How Walmart, Target and GNC got away with selling fake supplements
BY: TED BARNABY If you live in the U.S., you’ve probably felt the pressure of a system where money is more than just a means to an end—it’s also the currency of many moral, political and even legal issues. So…
This study proves that a good chunk of your memories could be made up
BY: MICHAEL LYONS Imagine taking part in a research study. A childhood caregiver has filled out a questionnaire in advance, so as you sit down the researcher asks you to describe a specific memory from your childhood when something emotionally…
How cricket meat is crawling its way into the North American diet
BY: SINEAD MULHERN By 2050, the world’s population is estimated to reach nine billion. We are very likely to be in a global food crisis and Darren Goldin plans to do something about it by tackling a new method of…
“Darker With The Day” is a visual representation of nightmares
BY: PATRICK BROWN I never set out to start a new project. It came to life all on its own when one night I woke from a terrible dream and took a portrait of myself in a mirror. At that…
“Wild” might inspire a flock of thru-hikers that could ruin trail hiking for everyone
BY: GLEB VELIKANOV Many consider Bill Bryson’s 1998 classic “A Walk In The Woods”, along with Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 best-selling memoir “Wild” to be powerful stimuli. Upon reading either book, they consider completing, or thru-hiking the entire length of the…
This group of Vancouver adults pay $750 per month to live in a five million-dollar dream home
BY: SINEAD MULHERN Maybe there was once a time when living alone was the dream. You get free range of the house. Clean the kitchen and it stays clean. Feel like making dinner at 10 p.m.? No problem. Wear your…
This model with a skin condition is challenging the notion that perfection equals beauty
BY: SINEAD MULHERN One young woman is standing out in the modelling industry, not for her perfections, but for her imperfections. Chantelle Brown-Young is a young woman who took her modelling career from Toronto to Tyra Banks’ America’s Next Top…
Juggalos aren’t a crazy clown gang, they’re just hippies with heavy face make-up
BY: DANIEL KORN “My brother over here, I’ve known him for 11 years,” says a woman in a ripped tank-top and loose-fitting camo shorts, pointing to a skinny, green-haired, heavily-pierced guy behind her. “He’s not my blood, but he’s the…